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  • Obese Patients Have Nearly Five Times Greater Risk Of Hospitalization For Asthma, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT
    Obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the condition than non-obese people with asthma, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
  • Eating More Protein In The Morning Helps Dieters Retain Fullness Throughout The Day
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDT
    A new study published online in the British Journal of Nutrition found that timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality protein foods, from sources such as eggs and lean Canadian bacon, for breakfast they had a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the day compared to when more protein was eaten at lunch or dinner.
  • Half Of Adults At Risk For Painful Knee Arthritis
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT
    A landmark government study suggests nearly one in two people (46%) will develop painful knee osteoarthritis over their lifetime, with the highest risk among those who are obese. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the study underscores the immediate need for the public to understand what they can do to reduce the tremendous pain, disability and cost associated with arthritis. Arthritis is exploding in an aging population of U.S. baby boomers. Nearly one in five U.S.
  • Link Explored Between Obesity And Asthma
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT
    In the first asthma study that controls for risk factors such as smoking, medication, gastroesophageal reflux, and demographics, researchers from Kaiser Permanente have found that hospitalization for asthma is about five times as likely for obese people than for non-obese people. The findings are published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
  • Former Republican Presidential Candidate Says GOP Should Focus More On Health Care In Presidential Election
    Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDT
    Former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday during a forum about obesity expressed disappointment that the party has not focused more on health care in the presidential election, The Hill reports. According to Huckabee, "speech gurus" at the




Post Rehabiltation
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Bridging the Gap between Health Care and Fitness

The definition of post rehab services is as follows: “the development and implementation of fitness and conditioning services for clients with special population and post rehab disorders”. Post rehab does not purport to provide any aspect of medical treatment for a client’s condition. The post rehab program may provide the following services:

Fitness Assessments
Strength Training
Flexibility Training
Cardiovascular Training
Functional Conditioning
Weight Reduction
Spinal Stabilization Training
Hypertension/Diabetes Training


These nine activities or services make up the post rehab “scope of practice”. Our goal is to take over where your doctor or therapists left your treatment. We will work closely with them establishing the appropriate protocol and keeping them well informed during your entire post rehab sessions. Some of the conditions we work with are:

- Total Knee Replacement
- Diabetes
- Lumbar Disc Herniation/Strain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Total Hip Replacement
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Patello-Femoral Syndrome
- Osteoarthritis
- Knee Meniscus Tears
- ACL Rupture/Reconstruction
- Hypertension
- Shoulder Impingement
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Fibromyalgia
- Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- Cervical Strain

Members of our staff are Medical Exercise Specialists (MES) and are certified through American Academy of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals. The Academy was founded in 1992 by Michael K. Jones, PhD, RPT to “Bridge the Gap Between Health Care and Fitness”. Since its inception, AAHFRP has played an important role in preparing fitness professionals to provide post rehab and medical exercise to clients with a wide variety of medical conditions in the United States, Canada, Germany, England, Australia, Burma, Bermuda & Ireland. The Medical Exercise Specialist is internationally recognized by the medical and fitness communities as the standard certification for fitness professionals working with special population and post-rehab clients.







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